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Palestine Action terror ban comes into force after late-night legal action fails

It makes membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action loses appeal hours before terror ban due to start

The Court of Appeal heard the challenge ahead of the planned ban starting at midnight.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action ban would have free speech ‘chilling effect’, appeal court told

Lawyers for the group’s co-founder went to the Court of Appeal on Friday evening after losing a High Court bid for a temporary block on the ban.

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Some consequences of Palestine Action ban ‘overstated’, says High Court judge

Mr Justice Chamberlain refused to grant a temporary block on Palestine Action being banned as a terror group.

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Sally Rooney will remain ‘committed supporter of Palestine Action’, court told

The Irish author told the High Court that terrorism ‘is not a trivial word’ in court documents, in support of the direct action group.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action to make Court of Appeal bid at evening hearing over terror ban

Lawyers on behalf of the group will make arguments to bring an appeal on Friday evening, the PA news agency understands.

Evening Standard

New direct action group 'Yvette Cooper' emerges following Palestine Action ban

A NEW direct-action group named after the Home Secretary has apparently emerged, as they have claimed to have targeted a transport firm which they…

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UK’s Palestine Action loses bid to pause ban as ‘terrorist’ group

London courts uphold order that critics say puts the group’s anti-Gaza war protesters on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.

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High Court judge refuses to temporarily block Palestine Action terror ban

A bid for a temporary block on the planned ban was heard at the High Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

High Court refuses bid to temporarily block Palestine Action ban

Supporting Palestine Action will be punishable by up to 14 years in prison under government plans to make them a proscribed terrorist group

The Independent UK

Ban on Palestine Action to take effect after legal challenge fails

Being a member of, or showing support for, the direct action protest group will be a criminal offence after judge’s decision

The Guardian - UK

Court bid to block Palestine Action terrorist ban fails

The High Court heard a bid to block the ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation on Friday morning.

The National (Scotland)

What is a proscribed organisation?

Once an organisation is proscribed it is illegal to join or show support for it.

Evening Standard

Judgment due in Palestine Action court bid for temporary block on terror ban

A High Court judge will give his decision on Friday.

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Branding Palestine Action terrorists ‘completely ludicrous’, say supporters

The co-founder of Palestine Action is asking the High Court to temporarily block the Government from proscribing the group as terrorists.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action loses last-ditch High Court challenge to 'authoritarian' terror ban

Palestine Action is inspired by ‘suffragettes, anti-apartheid activists, and Iraq war activists’, its co-founder has said

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Palestine Action ban would be ‘authoritarian abuse’ of power, High Court told

The ban is set to come into force at midnight unless the legal bid for a temporary block is successful.

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Palestine Action: What has the group done, as it faces a ban?

MPs in the UK have voted to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, but what has it actually done?

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The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is

The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. I have no doubt that if they were active today she would proscribe them, too, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The court case trying to stop Palestine Action being designated a terrorist group

In today’s newsletter: As legal proceedings begin at the high court, there are urgent questions about the boundaries between civil disobedience and national security

Evening Standard

Bid to temporarily block Palestine Action ban to be heard at High Court

Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, is seeking to bring a legal challenge against the Home Office over the decision to ban the group.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn breaks silence on joining new left-wing party with ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana

‘The democratic foundations of a new kind of political party will soon take shape’, the former Labour leader said in a statement

Evening Standard

Gap in law could see young people ‘committing terrorist acts by weekend’ – peer

Lord Walney made the warning as he backed the Government’s plan to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on proscribing Palestine Action: blurring civil disobedience and terrorism is a dangerous step

Editorial: A ban on the direct action group – backed by MPs on Wednesday – looks like disturbing overreach by the state

Evening Standard

Ban on Palestine Action clears Parliament but faces legal challenge

The House of Lords backed proscribing the group under the Terrorism Act 2000 without a vote.

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